Paediatric Task Force

The Paediatric Task Force predates the IDDI Paediatric Workstream, but the two work extremely closely and have many members in common. 

The Task Force fosters global collaboration in paediatric PH, especially in order to maximise the potential of real world data in PH registries worldwide. The mission is to bring people together in order to improve knowledge, encourage research and optimize delivery of clinical care of neonates, children and adolescents with pulmonary vascular disease wherever they live in the world. If you’re interested in joining this Task Force, please get in touch.

Updating the Paediatric Classification Kicking-off at PVRI 2026 Dublin

The PVRI Paediatric Taskforce is embarking on an update to the Paediatric Classification of Pulmonary Vascular Disease— first introduced and agreed at the PVRI 2011 Panama meeting and published that same year in Pulmonary Circulation alongside the first functional classification of PH for children and infants. These tools are now used by paediatricians worldwide.

Be among the first to learn about this exciting project at the kickoff meeting, to be held at the Paediatric Task Force satellite meeting, during PVRI 2026 Dublin — free and open to all Congress attendees.  

Register here
 

Education and Meetings:

• Annual Meetings of the Pediatric taskforce during the PVRI annual Congress: Panama 2011, Cape Town 2012, Istanbul 2013, Giessen 2014, Ghuangzhou 2015, Rome 2016, Miami 2017, Singapore 2018, Barcelona 2019, Lima 2020, Athens 2022, London 2024.
• The Neonatal & Childhood Pulmonary Vascular Disease Conference (annual conference 2011, 2013, 2014. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024.
• Latin Symposium on Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension, Panama, 2022.
• Latin Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension, Sao Paulo, November 2024.
• Annual Meetings of the REHIPED registry, with participation of Pediatric Taskforce PVRI members of Spain, Colombia, UK.
   

Publications:

• Practice patterns of  pulmonary  hypertension  secondary to left heart disease among pediatric pulmonary hypertension providers, Hythem Nawaytou, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Shahin Moledina, Dunbar Ivy, Steven H. Abman, and Maria J. Del Cerro, Pul Circ 2021.
• Acute Vasoreactivity Testing in Pediatric Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: an international Survey on Current Practice, Lina Caicedo, Rachel Hopper, Humberto Garcia Aguilar, Dunbar Ivy, Dora Haag, Jeff Fineman, Tillman Humpl, Omar Al-Tamimi, Jeff A. Feinstein, Rolf Berger, Erika Rosenzweig, Tarek Kashour, Gabriel Fernando Diaz, Alberto Mendoza, Usha Krishnan, Prashant Bobhate, Stephanie Handler, Antonio Augusto Lopes, Manoj Kumar Rahit, Parag Barward, Carlos Labrandero de Lera, Ian Adatia, Shahin Moledina, Steven Abman, Maria Jesus del Cerro, Pul Circ 2019.